The Turkish authorities issued an anti-NAVTEX which speaks volumes for the Turkish continental shelf in the area between Rhodes and Karpathos in response to last Friday’s Greek NAVTEX based on which the research vessel “O/V AEGAEO” continues its work on the electrical interconnection of the Dodecanese.

Ankara claims with a NAVTEX issued that Greece is conducting research on the Turkish continental shelf, in the area between Rhodes and Karpathos, regarding the location of the Greek research vessel for the development of a cable. Specifically, it is recorded that “part of the area of ​​the investigations concerns the Turkish continental shelf which remains to be demarcated with the coastal states”, while the issue of jurisdiction also arises, with Ankara demanding that the coordination of investigations in areas of “Turkish jurisdiction” must be coordinated by the “competent Turkish authorities”.

The Turkish NAVTEX

TURNHOS N/W : 1046/24 (İzmir NAVTEX Station) (Published Date: 02-11-2024 15:20)
TURNHOS N/W : 1046/24

AEGEAN SEA
1. SOME PART OF AREA PROMULGATED WITH NAVTEX HA42-1122/24IS WITHIN TURKISH CONTINENTAL SHELF IN THE AEGEAN SEA THE LIMITS OF WHICH ARE YET TO BE
DELIMITED BY COASTAL STATES.

2. ALL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN TURKISH MARITIME
JURISDICTION AREA MUST BE COORDINATED WITH
RELEVANT TURKISH AUTHORITIES.

3. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE 072200Z NOV 24.

The Greek Navtex

On Friday, the Greek authorities issued a NAVTEX for investigations of the ship in the area between Rhodes and Karpathos with the aim of installing cables from November 2-7.

ZCZC HA42
011700 UTC OCT 24
IRAKLEIO RADIO NAVWARN 1122/24

KARPATHIO SEA RHODES ISLAND – KARPATHOS ISLAND
RESEARCH FOR CABLE INSTALLATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY VESSEL O/V ‘AEGAEO’
FROM 02 UNTIL 07 NOV 24 IN THE LINE BETWEEN THE POINTS:

35-53.25N 027-46.89E
35-52.62N 027-46.71E
35-52.17N 027-46.34E
35-51.76N 027-45.33E
35-51.80N 027-43.58E
35-53.22N 027-37.50E
35-53.55N 027-33.37E
35-53.29N 027-29.66E
35-52.08N 027-23.34E
35-51.45N 027-20.32E
35-48.86N 027-15.88E
35-38.57N 027-11.97E
35-36.62N 027-12.10E
35-34.10N 027-13.69E
35-33.43N 027-13.99E
35-32.28N 027-13.90E
35-31.55N 027-12.97E
35-31.87N 027-12.01E

WIDE BERTH REQUESTED 0.5 NM
CANCEL THIS MSG ON 072200 UTC NOV 24
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